The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-27
O'BRIEN'S BATTLE.

ton-His Coachman Shot.
TORONTO, Ont, May 20.-At half-past eigh
O'Clock Wednesday evening President j. a.
MulIigan, of the local branch of the Ma
tional League, called at the hotel and asked
| Mr.. O'Brien to go out and have walk. D.
P. Cahill, Dennis Kilbride, the evicted
tenant and j. W. Wall, a New York re-
porter, suggested that it would not be pru-
dent to venture out, as darkness had fallen
and a crowd of about 200 rowdies had
| gathered around the hotel, kissing,
hooting and grooming. Mr.. O'Brien,
| however, persisted in going. The crowd
grew in numbers and turbulence and
surged up to the very spot where
Mr.. O'Brien aud the tenant Kilbride
were standing. They groanei and
Kissed into Mr.. O'Brien's face such
cries as: "Away, traitor!' "Down with
| the dynamiterl' and "God save the
| Queenm At this point stone struck
O'Brien's hat and knocked it off. O'Brien
stopped his head, and J. M. Wall, who was
standing by his side, lifted his head to look
il the direction whence the missiles came,
when huge stone struck him on the side
of the head and severely injured him.
He reeled into Johnson's lane,
little alley running off Bay street, and fell
| upon a heap of stones Dennis Kilbride,
Mr.. Teefy, the treasurer of the National
League, and Mr.. Mann, a reporter, lifted
him up and carried him into Cooper's
! drug store, where his wound was dressed,
and he was then helped to the Rossin
| House.
Mr. O'Bren and the others in the party
ran into bicycle shop near by, and were
followed by the mob, who smashed every
thing in the building, the pursued agi-
tators escaping by the rear of the building
and making their way to the hotel
The press here is nearly unanimous in it's
condemnation of the rowdyism at the
| Queens Park meeting.
KINGSTON, Ont, May 81. - William
O'Brien was again the victim OF coward
| ly attempt at murder last evening. The
would be assasslns were however, foiled
by the prompt action of some friends, who
hurried him from the scene to a place of
safety before the attacking party knew
what hal happened. Mr.. O'Brien deliv-
cred his address at the rink in the even
ing, and it was just as he emerged
from that building that the attempt
upon his life was made. On reaching the
sidewalk he was confronted by largo
crowd, who had for some time been cheer
ing for Lansdowne and groaning for the
agitator. He had no sooner appeared than
some one cried "Here he ISL and the mob
began to surge in his direction. Several
stones were thrown, and Sergeant Mes
bitt was struck on the head. R. j.
Gardiner, merchant, and Police Officer
Craig had their hats knocked off In
twinkling O'Brien was rushed around the
| corner and Disappeared, no one knew
| whittier. The crowd disappointed of their
| expected prey, moved down to the Burnett
House and waited O'Brien's arrival, but
he came not. Several windows in the
hotel were smashed. Mr.. O'Brien was
seen at 1870 o'clock. He was in
friendly house. When he left the hall
his hat was changed and he was rushed
into gateway and saved. He is unhurt,
but much agtated He says his escape
was miraculous; it was deliberate at
tempt to murder him. When his hat was
changed he was about to receive blow
from bludgeon. He was struck on the
head by stone The mayor offered him
military protection after the row, but he
| declined it.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, May o3.-Willam
O'Brien and Dennis Kilbr.de, the Irish
Nationalist, who have been making mat
tiers so warm in the Dominion for a week
Inst, reached here Saturday night They
received warm welcome when they land
ed on American soil, and it continued all
the way to Niagara. Mr.. O'Brien is con.
siderably injured by the attacks on him,
and may be compelled to quit speaking for
several days. He is ill IN bed, and the
doctors say he is suffering from pleurisy
caused by confusion of the ribs.
HAMILTON, Ont, May "a Another at
tempt was made on Eiitor O'Brieu's life
at the close Of the meeting at the rink last
night. After the speech making was over
Mr. O'Brien left the rink by
narrow alley, took a cab and
started on his way to the hotel. In the
carriage which was covered one, besides
Mr.. O'Brien, were Messrs. McMa.on ana
Roche of the local branch of the National
League and Dennis Kibride On the
drivers seat were John Nelson, who held
the reins, and T. P. O'Brien. AS they
whipped up the horses and faced
for the hotel a crowd suddenly ap-
peared and set up the usual Kissing and
grooming, which afterwards proved to be
"a concerted signal to group of five men
| who lurked around the market building in
Market square. The men, who Kissed and
groaned, followed the carriage, and, as it
wheeled into Market square, there was
sudden click, the horses prancel and
Hash Of light suddenly overspread group
OF buildings where the men harked The
reins dropped out of John Nelson's
hands, and, with the exclamation 30,
my God, Pm shotl" he fell forward
ON the seat. crash crashl crashl quick
as lightning, and through bright flashes OF
flame sped the bullets from the revolvers
until eight shots had been fired. Mr..
O'Brien stretched forward to look out, and
as he did SO ball whistled by his face and
passed through the opposite window,
without harming anybody I. T. O'Briea,
Nelson's companion, who had been amazed
and dazed, now grasped the reins and
dashed the horses through the square into
James street and down to the hotel, corner
of James and Marrick streets. Here there
was hostile crowd, who again hooted as the
party within tried to open the door, but could
nos. Mr. Mcmahon jumped over the door
ana, drawing revolver, held the crowd at
bay While Mr.. o. Brien and his friends were
making their exit from the carriage also
by the same uncomfortable way. AS the
party stepped into the corridorof the hotel
volleyof rotten eggs was hurled at them,
but no one was hit. Chief McKinnon and
his men now rushed up, but all was over
Nelson was taken to the city hospital
DR.. James White extracted the bullet. He
says the wound is not dangerous. 1t is on
the left wrist. No arrests were made.
When O'Brien reached his room he
was smiling and cheerful, and nobody
to look at him would have supposed
that he had just narrowly escaped death.
--"What is your nameP" asked a
teacher of boy. "My name is julie"
was the reply; whereupon the teacher
impressively said: '.You should have
said Julius, sir And now, my lad, -
turning to another boy, 'swhat is
your nameP" Bilious, SIR
Young Wife-':I took great pains
with that cucumber salad, John, and
hope you enjoyed it." Husband (anx-
iously)-"Tm afraid, my dear, that
took great pains with it, too" IN T.
San.
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